Enter the unassuming brownstone at 91 Newbury, walk up two narrow flights, past faded carpeting and flickering fluorescents, and you might be surprised at what you find: Alton Lane, a 2,000-square-foot custom-menswear showroom that feels more like a luxe secret clubhouse — just as its creators intended.

Opened this month, the Boston outpost is the three-year-old brand's third, after NYC and DC. It's open daily for one-on-one appointments. The goal, says Hunter, is a Savile Row experience — without five fittings and months of waiting.

They take a three-part approach to tailoring, stocking samples for guys to try, measuring by hand, and breaking out their secret weapon: a 360-degree body scanner. Using tech like that of the Xbox Kinect, it scans in 15 seconds, offering a fuller picture of a client's frame. "You could have 10 guys with 18-inch shoulders, and a shirt would fit them all differently," Jenkins explains.

This month also brings women a new custom-fashion option, this one homegrown. Launching on October 19, e-clothier Bow & Drape is the reincarnation of Boston fashion startup Zoora, which had previously served as a platform for multiple indie designers. Now it aims to create its own made-to-order tops, bottoms, and dresses.

Bow & Drape is the brainchild of Harvard alum Aubrie Pagano, who got the idea after searching — unsuccessfully — for the perfect dress for a family wedding. For the debut collection, she tapped recent Fashion Star contestant Sarah Parrott, who created six silhouettes with customizable colors, hemlines, sleeves, and detailing.

Pagano wants to manufacture in the US, so she started a Kickstarter campaign, ending on October 18, to secure the needed financing. At press time, it was halfway to its $30,000 goal. Head online to see whether Bow & Drape sewed things up.

Suddenly spotted With polka-dot doyenne Yayoi Kusama’s retrospective on display through September at the Whitney Museum, the style set is seeing spots — and not just in NYC.

How to Dress Well...on how to dress well Given his sartorial stage name and his ear for R&B beats and avant-pop minimalism, Tom Krell of How to Dress Well certainly sounds like someone who could compose an excellent soundtrack for a runway show.

The witching hour Long after darkness falls, restless young souls haunt the streets and nightspots of the city.

Emerald city: Pantone's Color of the Year Once known mostly by graphic designers and manufacturing pros, Pantone has infiltrated pop culture with its Color of the Year, chosen by reps from around the world at a hush-hush meeting after much debate.

Crocodile Rocks Perched on a stool in the artfully cluttered Crocodile Tears studio, listening to Marya Chan and Jodi Klann discuss their work while willing myself not to spill my glass of red all over the beads, baubles, and oddities strewn across the polka-dotted table that serves as their workspace, I'm thinking that — as second jobs go — making jewelry with one of your best buds is a good one.

SLIDESHOW: More menswear favorites from American Field Our latest style page highlights a few of the brands being featured at this weekend’s American Field pop-up, a two-day public tradeshow and party that’s uniting 30-plus menswear and accessory companies from across the country. Here are some of the other outfitters bringing their best stuff to the South End.

The Princess of Punk rages on At 72 years old, with an almost half-century long career in the fashion industry under her self-designed belt ("I only wear my own things," she tells me) Zandra Rhodes still has no desire to rest on her laurels.

Haunted Housewares Sorry, those fake cobwebs still have to come down November 1. Fortunately, several local spots stock creepy décor that's cool enough to keep up all year round. Check out these scary good finds.

STYLE BUZZ IN BRIEF | March 06, 2013 When the ICA hosted Shepard Fairey's first-ever museum survey in 2009, Boston rolled out the welcome mat — and then promptly pulled it out from under him: the BPD arrested Fairey for outstanding graffiti warrants on his way to the opening.

VISIONARY TECH: ADLENS EYEWEAR | March 06, 2013 The round glasses worn by John Lennon and legions of hippies may soon be more than throwback fashion statements, if British eyewear brand Adlens has its way.

MASS APPEAL: UNITED SCENTS OF AMERICA | February 13, 2013 We're relieved to report that Sasha Bertran and Samantha Sherwin, the minds (and noses) behind United Scents of America, eschewed eau de dirty water when concocting their brand-new fragrance, Massachusetts.